Maersk-Lavras

The 'Maersk Lavras', which had arrived in Dock C of the port of Buenos Aires, was affected by a fire which broke out in the engine room of a shoreside Liebherr mobile crane at the APM Global Logistic Argentina Container Terminal 4 on Jan 19, 2021, at 11 a.m. Cargo operqations were immediately stopped. The crane operator was able to save himself. Firefighters of the Prefectura Naval Argentina were alerted, but the crane was full ablaze after the fire spread to a fuel tank and destroyed. The Environmental Protection Service was also at the site. Fire fighting equipment on the deck of the 'Maersk Lavras' was also used to douse the flames and protect the ship itself.

Maersk Line is diverting the UK call of its AE1 service 8,850 teu Maersk Lavras to London Gateway at the end of this week due to increasing berth and landside congestion at Felixstowe. The carrier issued an an advisory notice to customers late last week. The Maersk Lavras is scheduled to discharge 2,251 containers (all Maersk Line cargo) at London Gateway within a 24-hour window commencing at 1am on Saturday. There are no plans to load exports and the ship will proceed to Bremerhaven to resume its normal schedule. http://theloadstar.co.uk/congestion-felixstowe-pushes-maersk-lavras-london-gateway-boosting-asia-europe-call-hopes/